Kim Ross
{{Short description|American politician}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=May 2025}}
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| name = Kim Ross
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| state_delegate = Maryland
| district = 8th
| term_start = March 3, 2025
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| appointed = Wes Moore
| alongside = Harry Bhandari and Nick Allen
| predecessor = Carl W. Jackson
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| party = Democratic
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| education = North Carolina Central University
New York University
University of Maryland Global Campus
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Kim L. Ross is an American politician serving as a member of the Maryland House of Delegates from the 8th district since 2025.
Background
Ross graduated from North Carolina Central University, where she earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in English, New York University, where she received a certificate in strategic media communications, and the University of Maryland Global Campus, where she earned a master's degree in strategic communications.
Ross worked as a financial news manager for Media Mill Works from 2003 to 2006. She also worked as a public relations account executive for Stanton Communications from 2005 to 2007, afterwards working as an editor and communications manager for the National Association for Public Health Statistics and Information Systems until 2010. Ross then worked as a senior communications manager for the Association of Public Health Laboratories until 2014, and has since worked as an editorial leader for Content Services.
Ross was appointed to the Community College of Baltimore County Board of Trustees by Governor Wes Moore.{{cite web |title=Kim Ross, Trustee |url=https://www.ccbcmd.edu/About/Leadership/Board-of-Trustees/pages/Kim-Ross.html |website=Community College of Baltimore County |access-date=March 3, 2025 |language=en}} She was also the communications director for the Baltimore County Democratic Central Committee{{cite news |last1=Nguyen |first1=Danny |title=Two delegates vie for appointment to open Maryland Senate seat |url=https://www.thebaltimorebanner.com/politics-power/state-government/carl-jackson-harry-bhandari-maryland-senate-LNI2SZK5HFFP3FMD7AIXOE6PAE/ |access-date=March 3, 2025 |work=The Baltimore Banner |date=January 28, 2025 |language=en}} before it voted to elect her as a member of the Maryland House of Delegates.{{cite news |last1=Joseph |first1=B. J. |title=Kim Ross Selected to Become New District 8 Delegate |url=https://www.eastcountytimes.com/rosedale/kim-ross-selected-as-new-district-8-delegate/ |access-date=March 3, 2025 |work=East County Times |date=February 26, 2025 |language=en}}
In the legislature
Ross was appointed to the Maryland House of Delegates by Governor Wes Moore and sworn in on March 3, 2025. She is a member of the Health and Government Operations Committee.{{cite web |title=Kim L. Ross, Maryland State Delegate |url=https://msa.maryland.gov/msa/mdmanual/06hse/html/msa18619.html |website=Maryland Manual On-Line |publisher=Maryland State Archives |access-date=March 4, 2025}}
Personal life
As of January 2025, Ross is the president of the Franklin Point and Deerborne Homeowners Association.{{cite news |last1=Bazos |first1=Racquel |title=Rosedale woman shot on Christmas Eve, along with her 2 children, walked with community members Thursday to address domestic violence |url=https://www.baltimoresun.com/2025/01/02/community-walk-in-rosedale-addresses-domestic-violence-in-the-wake-of-christmas-eve-shootings-that-killed-child-injured-mother-and-infant-sibling/ |access-date=March 3, 2025 |work=The Baltimore Sun |date=January 2, 2025}}
References
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External links
- {{cite web |title=Members - Delegate Kim Ross |url=https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Members/Details/ross01 |website=mgaleg.maryland.gov |publisher=Maryland General Assembly |access-date=March 3, 2025}}
{{Current members of the MD House of Delegates}}
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Category:21st-century African-American politicians
Category:21st-century members of the Maryland General Assembly
Category:African-American women in politics
Category:African-American state legislators in Maryland
Category:Democratic Party members of the Maryland House of Delegates
Category:New York University alumni
Category:North Carolina Central University alumni
Category:Politicians from Baltimore
Category:University of Maryland Global Campus alumni
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